boycott. of the International Labor Organization [ILO] of the:United Nations. The boycott reflected AFL-CIO President George Meany's reactionary foreign policy. Meany was incensed when the ILO elected a Communist, Leon Chajn of Poland, as its president.
Walter P. Reuther, head of the United Automobile Workers, got into a sharp clash with Meany over the boycott. Reuther does not differ with Meany on fundamental policy; he merely objects to tactics that are so obviously stupid as to be self-defeating. The matter was of concern to the U.S. State Department which utilizes the AFL-CIO in advancing its policies in labor movements abroad.
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